| Accession Number | P02468.177 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX23738 Private George Edward Benson, 2/3rd ...
Description
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX23738 Private George Edward Benson, 2/3rd Ordnance Store Company, Australian Army Ordnance Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Private Benson, aged 24, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 9 April 1945. He was the son of George and Rebecca Sewers Benson, and the husband of Eileen Mary Benson, of Kingaroy, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 27. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)